# Bamhani Village, Dhimarkheda, Katni (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Dhimarkheda, Katni 

# Bamhani

Bamhani is a village in Dhimarkheda sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **550 people in 143 households**, the 114th largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.

- 550people (2011)
- 143households
- 78.1%literacy
- 1,030females per 1,000 males

## Bamhani PIN code and other codes

Bamhani falls in Dhimarkheda sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockDhimarkheda
- Census village code488865

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Bamhani from nearby towns?

- Dhimarkheda (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Katni (district HQ)46 km by road
- Katni (nearest town)46 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Bamhani?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Bamhani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Umariya Pan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bamhani known for?

The main crops are **dhan, wheat and chana**. About 47% of the 197 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bamhani

Of every 100 households in Bamhani in 2011, 61 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bamhani · ■ Dhimarkheda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****73%**

**50%

Television ****16%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****26%**

**52%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Bamhani?

■ Bamhani · ■ Dhimarkheda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%**

**68.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067**

**947

Working population ****54.4%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.1% for men and 64.4% for women. 61% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 27 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 113 (38%) · **■** Other work 89 (30%) · **■** Marginal 66 (22%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Dhimarkheda

- Harduwa563 people
- Dundi560 people
- Khirwa Pondi559 people
- Bijauri557 people
- Salaiya538 people
- Dhanwahi537 people
- Bhopar519 people
- Parsel514 people

[All 221 villages in Dhimarkheda](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/dhimarkheda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bamhani from Katni?46 km by road
- What is the population of Bamhani?550 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bamhani in?Katni district (Dhimarkheda sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bamhani?78.1% (Census 2011)